A series of bugs made Madden 16 a disappointment

Before even hopping into the game, you will quickly notice a huge improvement in Madden NFL 16’s UI. For years, one of the biggest, most frustrating complaints is that EA’s sports games has been the atrocious menu design. It ...

[2015-11-02 09:40:57]

NBA 2K16 does feel like a game built around online connected modes

In June, 2K Sports marketers trumpeted the announcement that director Spike Lee, he of the groundbreaking “Do The Right Thing” and the searing “When The Levees Broke,” would be brought in to spice up the narrative...

[2015-10-30 09:15:54]

NHL 16 offers an abundance of game modes

From the moment you hit the ice in NHL 16, everything feels slick. New animations have improved the fluidity of the game’s skating mechanics, and gliding across virtual ice has never felt so natural. The new Seamless Puck Pickups f...

[2015-10-28 10:16:05]

The Ultimate Team feature is not new to Madden NFL 16

I don't know if there is a more praised and, simultaneously, criticized franchise in the world of gaming than Madden NFL Football. American football fans wait every year for their sport to return from a seven-month hiatus, not just f...

[2015-10-26 09:34:43]

The NBA 2K16 builds upon the strong foundation

2K Games’ NBA series has proven to be the basketball game of choice over the last few years, much more popular than EA’s Live brand. One of the main reasons behind this is the constant drive to evolve and provide memorable ex...

[2015-10-23 09:06:50]

The goalies in NHL 16 are still vulnerable

I actually got to test out EASHL online with a full complement of 12 players, and besides a little lag at the start of the first period, it was just as exciting as ever. I helped lead my team to a thrilling 7-5 win in a scorefest, during...

[2015-10-21 09:31:42]

Madden NFL 16 encourages slower movement

Madden NFL 16 is coming at a blessed time, since the real-life NFL has been riddled with bullets of scandal and controversy. Here are some of the issues: Domestic violence, concussions and CTE, ball-deflating Super Bowl champions accused...

[2015-10-19 10:20:16]

Our goal was to make NBA 2K16 the most playable and authentic basketball experience

Telling a story is something video games have attempted to do since their inception. For years, people have worked tirelessly on providing a narrative through-line within their projects. However, one genre that has avoided this is sports...

[2015-10-16 09:23:00]

NHL 16 adheres to the new way of evaluating players

Improvement can sometimes be boring. Just look at NHL 16. This year's game is a colossal step forward, pairing superb on-ice action with far-reaching improvements to the overall experience. But when the Zamboni trundles off of the ne...

[2015-10-14 13:52:37]

The rest of the modes in NFL 16 are largely unchanged

Madden has been unpredictable the past few years. Between a slow mastering of the new technology brought about by a console generation shift, and the decision to focus on singular parts of the on-field product due to their annual cycle, ...

[2015-10-12 10:07:15]

Teams are broken into a tier system in NBA 2K16

I’ve spent hundreds of hours lifting nobodies to NBA stardom over the last half-decade. Tiny point guards who can jump like Spud Webb and bomb threes like Steph Curry; prototypical shooting guards, chiseled from marble and feted wi...

[2015-10-09 09:07:11]

NBA 2K16 is much more than just a good looking game

NBA 2K16 is one of the most-versatile sports simulations to hit the games market in years. It’s got a collection of game modes that let you approach the game of basketball in just about any way you could imagine, but the ongoing netwo...

[2015-10-07 11:52:36]